a) in case of absolute urgency (especially diplomatic questions),
b) only in written form,
c) only in those cases where there is no protest from at least one of the members of the Politburo.

The last condition regarding the non-objection to questions introduced outside the agenda may be disregarded only in relation to diplomatic questions, which cannot tolerate any postponement whatsoever.

Lenin

Dictated by telephone December 8, 1922
First published in 1945
in Lenin Miscellany XXXV

Printed from the secretary's record (typewritten copy)
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